DO WE REALIZE OUR POSITION?
By R. F. Cotterell
The day of salvation is about to close. The Lord Jesus is about to come. The perils of the last days are upon us. Prophets and apostles have foretold these perils, and the same Spirit of inspiration has abundantly warned us of our dangers in these last days. Worldliness and covetousness largely prevail; so that the great danger to believers of the truth is worldly prosperity. The Scriptures warn of the danger of riches, especially do they condemn heaping together treasures in the last days. Yet who fears? It is not alone those who have great wealth who are in danger. The poor may be covetous and greedy of gain. It is not what they have that condemns, but their grasping disposition. Wealth may be the god of the poor as well as the rich. The world, the world, the world, may be the all-absorbing theme of the poor, as well as the rich. They may give all their energies to seeking wealth, and sacrifice all to the god of this world. And who are willing to sacrifice to God? Who will devote their best energies to the cause of truth and the salvation of men? Who will walk out by faith and labor in the cause of God? Many would serve God if it cost them nothing—no means, no time, no self-denial and cross-bearing. God's promises are to those who have made a covenant with him by sacrifice. But who believes his promises? The earth is the Lord's, and the cattle on a thousand hills; yet who dares to trust him a very little? Let us, my brethren, get a new baptism into the Spirit and work of the Lord. Let us trust in him, believing his promises. Let us move forward with the work of the Lord, and so enter into his rest. R. F. COTTERELL.